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Science & Innovation
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EUGENE, Ore. -- (Sept. 18, 2012) -- The University of Oregon has received a five-year, $10.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to launch a systems biology research and... -
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Sept. 14, 2012) – Despite the disruptions they cause, large wildfires are a mixed economic bag for nearby communities, according to findings from a research project by the University... -
EUGENE, Ore. — (Aug. 27, 2012) — Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air — including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent — at a cost of... -
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Aug. 20, 2012) -- University of Oregon chemists have identified a catalyst that could dramatically reduce the amount of waste made in the production of methyl methacrylate, a monomer... -
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Aug. 14, 2012) -- The University of Oregon has been named one of the “Coolest Schools” in the nation by the Sierra Club, which recognizes U.S. colleges that are helping solve climate... -
EUGENE, Ore. — (July 31, 2012) — Using mutant zebra fish, researchers studying the earliest formation of cartilage of the mouth believe they may have gotten a look at a mechanism involved in a... -
EUGENE, Ore. -- (July 18, 2012) – Two years after the University of Oregon adopted a Climate Action Plan aimed at net-zero greenhouse gas emissions on campus by 2050, UO sustainability leaders have... -
EUGENE, Ore. — (July 12, 2012) — Archaeological work in Oregon's Paisley Caves has found evidence that Western Stemmed projectile points — darts or thrusting spearheads — were present at least 13,200... -
EUGENE, Ore. — (July 10, 2012) — Contrary to a common school of thought, the auditory area of the brain of a person born deaf can function even without auditory stimulation, responding instead to... -
EUGENE, Ore. -- (July 4, 2012) -- Physicists on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider say that they have observed a new particle,
